Rattle snake tips.

[xtreme]

I have already had a cow snake bit. It was cottonmouth. The young cow is recovering. I looked for cottonmouth today but didn't find any. It will amaze you how aware the snakes are of your presence. They know you are there and have not trouble seeing you at 50 ft

 

[Dearhunter3450]

Removing its head would make it relax

I would say that would work well MM!!

 

[25contender]

I think I will stay away from floor-less tents for a while after reading this!!

 

[swampokie]

Egads!! Were you out hunting them or did you just run into them?

Just ran over them on the road

 

[Againstthewind]

Cobbhunts, I am glad you were kidding and will take the snake bite kit. There are definitely rattlesnakes in Wyoming, so don't tell yourself that. There were too many of these to read to see if someone said that already. My friend in high school had a freezer full for some reason. I am not sure exactly why.

The distances are one thing people coming to Wyoming seem to have trouble adjusting to. One time I told a tourist how to get to Wal-Mart. I said take a left at the next stoplight. The next stoplight was about 100 miles away. I am not sure if he figured that one out. The distance from hospitals is a concern.

One I almost stepped on a rattler. If you want to see a 280 lb man with black bushy beard squeal like a little girl and do the roadrunner running in mid air trick, you should surprise me with a rattle. Wait, don't do that, that is mean.

 

[Cobbhunts]

Cobbhunts, I am glad you were kidding and will take the snake bite kit. There are definitely rattlesnakes in Wyoming, so don't tell yourself that. There were too many of these to read to see if someone said that already. My friend in high school had a freezer full for some reason. I am not sure exactly why.

The distances are one thing people coming to Wyoming seem to have trouble adjusting to. One time I told a tourist how to get to Wal-Mart. I said take a left at the next stoplight. The next stoplight was about 100 miles away. I am not sure if he figured that one out. The distance from hospitals is a concern.

One I almost stepped on a rattler. If you want to see a 280 lb man with black bushy beard squeal like a little girl and do the roadrunner running in mid air trick, you should surprise me with a rattle. Wait, don't do that, that is mean.

Thanks ATW! I'm aware of the snakes and will prepare myself accordingly. I could see it being a real issue as remote as we are planning to go. If you were bit that is.

100 miles....that's just mean haha

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[Sawfish]

Removing its head would make it relax

I do not think the Musket Man is a lover of reptiles! Here are a couple of tips for you. Old time cowboys used horsehair lariats, which they circled around their bedrolls at night. Supposedly, the rattlers did not like crawling over the rough lariats, and would keep away. Never tried that. I have a horsehair hat band, and never had a snake try to get in my hat if that counts.

Moth balls are excellent snake repellant. We have a lake house in Louisiana that does not get used much. One year, we had very high grass early in the season due to the rains. This created an ideal habitat for rats, which created a bonanza for the snakes. A few of the rodents got into the house, and the snakes followed. I went down to the lake house and found two 6 foot snake skins in the living room. I headed for Wal Mart (did not have to ask for directions) , and laid in a supply of moth balls, which I liberally applied in the attic.. Got rid of the snakes, rats, and bees in one fell swoop.

 

[Musket Man]

Im glad the snakes are staying out of your hat these days Sawfish I have herd of cowboys putting their ropes around their bedrolls but IDK if it works or is just a story. I dont mind friendly snakes I just dont like the ones that could kill me!

 

[packmule]

I see snakes on the side of honey locust trees....honey locust.....don't know if a lariat would stop them.

 

[Father&son_outdoorsman]

In our area they group and stay in the shade of rocks in the afternoon and bask in the morning when the sun first comes up. Just learn where they are and watch where you step.

 

[Sawfish]

In our area they group and stay in the shade of rocks in the afternoon and bask in the morning when the sun first comes up. Just learn where they are and watch where you step.

I don't mind watching where I step, it is those dad gum tree climbing snakes that I hate. Always looking up, down, and to the side wading through the swamp!. Can't outwit them when using a boat either. You can be peacefully paddling along fishing through the trees, when you hear that gut wrenching "plop" of a well fed cottonmouth falling into your boat. If you are lucky, you can chase him out with a paddle. If not, he takes residence under one of the seats, between you and the outboard! I had a friend who owned one of the huge UMCO tackle boxes with the fold out trays. I kept telling him to close it, but he liked "seeing my baits". Dad gum cottonmouth fell right into the box, and hooked himself on two of the big old creek chub top water baits. That was one mad snake. We finally had to close him up in the box, so we could get to the landing!

 

[chiefgobbler]

I grew up in the oil and gas fields near Bakersfield. My Grandfather always carried a shovel in the trunk of his work car and we decapitated every rattlesnake we came across. There was never a shortage. My Dad and a Brother live in the Sierra Foothills. They kill 5-6 snakes each year in their yards (this is the time they become very active, just out of hibernation). They have never had a shortage either. I have crossed paths while Deer hunting and fishing a great stretch of the South Fork of the Merced River where I have killed 6 in one day. Although there are great trout there many people do not fish that area due to the rattlers. On one trip we tried to ease around a Rattler and gave it plenty of room. It came after us! I don't know if it had never seen a human before but it was not intimidated by fishing poles. Thank goodness there were plenty of rocks. My most recent encounter was Turkey hunting last year. It was rattling between me and where I needed to go to work a Gobbler. Needless to say I found another route. There is a lot of good information regarding what to due if bitten. Snake bite kits are not always the answer.
http://www.outdoored.com/community/risk_management/b/wildmed/archive/2012/07/04/treating-rattlesnake-bites-in-the-field.aspx

 

[rsess32]

ah this is a situation i run into every single year on my early season deer hunt in southern utah. We 100% of the time run into those pesky Rattleheadcoralmoccasins and they are terrifying to say the least. especially when you're not expecting them, and cobbhhunts i hate to inform you but the great state of Wyoming does have rattle snakes. We've run into them on occasion up there. in my mind, if it slithers, it dies. i dont want to take the chance. I carry an arrow with a small game tip on it, and dispose of the threat as quickly as i can draw that arrow back and let it fly. I usually see them around rocky areas, and around water where a lot of rodents and what not may be around trying to get water. Best advice i can give is stay calm. i know i know, easier said then done. but if on the off chance you do get bit, you want to keep your heart rate as low as you can. Unfortunately all those snake bite kits and suction devices don't do any good. as soon as the venom enters the body, and the heart pumps, that venom is already gone form the site of he bite and those kits don't do anything. make sure you have water to stay hydrated and get to a hospital as soon as you can. I also wear snake gators. they may be a bit hot in the S. Utah heat but its well worth not getting bit.

 

[velvetfvr]

Musket, there was a big rattler in that bush after I almost ran him over driving. And I didn't kill him either. He wants to know where you live so he can come visit you?

 

[Musket Man]

HAHA! He doesnt want me to know where he lives! LOL